This stunning Dorset country walk from Stourton Caundle through Thornhill Park offers quiet lanes, riverside paths and big views.

Take a nostalgic look back at West Dorset schools with 11 reception class photos from 2005, capturing early school days around Bridport

This old shows Bridport’s former West Mead Hotel being dismantled in the 1990s, as memories resurface of nights out there

Beaminster author Caroline Essame is set to launch her book making the case for reconnecting children with the natural world.

A SCHOOL has met expected standards in six out of eight categories following a recent inspection.

UK travellers warned their summer flights could change under a new temporary airline rule, as plans to save jet fuel revealed by the government

A raft of West Dorset businesses have been named as finalists in the coveted Muddy Stilettos awards this year - and they want your vote.

Bridport’s regular mass litter pick to keep the area beautiful as ever is set to return

A community centre which fights loneliness and exclusion in Bridport is to celebrate a milestone anniversary

STAFF performance figures for mandatory cyber security training at Dorset Council have improved – partially by changing how they are measured.

A Bridport man will once again test his throwing skills on the world stage when he competes in the World Stone Skimming Championships in Scotland later this year

A MAN has been arrested after a dead deer was decapitated in a playing fields in Bridport.

Residents have been left upset by ‘unnecessary’ signage installed following new speed limits in Lyme Regis

A beach in west Dorset has been named one of the dirtiest beaches in England amid an ongoing battle to clean it up

A NEW summer-long sports festival launches in Lyme Regis this weekend

Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week will welcome back the Red Arrows this summer – on a different date than originally planned

Lifeboat volunteers are set to parade through Lyme Regis tomorrow to celebrate the charity’s milestone anniversary in the town this year

A broken down vehicle caused long delays along the A35 yesterday

MILLIONS of records from former Dorset councils could be destroyed – although there is no confirmed plan about when that might happen.

To mark the milestone, new schools have the chance to benefit from special early bird pricing until June 30.

A young man who became homeless after caring for his terminally ill father has spoken about how he rebuilt his life with the support of Centrepoint

The A35 is reportedly blocked due to reports of an 'obstruction' on the road.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a home in Lyme Regis

POSTPONING work on a new roundabout on the A35 at the eleventh hour has been labelled a 'debacle' leaving a local community 'frustrated and unhappy'

A late night bus service bridging Bridport and Lyme Regis launches tomorrow after months of anticipation

Annual restrictions on what beaches dogs can be walked on through the summer come back into force this week.

A rare red-listed mistle thrush has been photographed at Kingston Lacy by a member of the Echo's Dorset Camera Club

FILM lovers in Bridport were treated tothe 'best ever' film festival the town has seen after a packed week cinema.

DORSET Council has declined to comment in public on whether senior council officers, accused of lying, are still working for the authority.

ADVANCED technology – which Dorset Council hoped would make it more efficient – is having the opposite effect as residents use Artificial Intelligence to frame an increasing number of complaints.

Sir John Colfox Academy students win two awards at Yeovil’s FIRST LEGO League "Unearthed" Regional Tournament for robotics, engineering, and teamwork.

Dorset Council and Mountjoy School win national award for SEND inclusion at the What Works in SEND Awards 2026, recognising partnership in mainstream education.

Voters in Scotland, Wales and parts of England will go to the polls on Thursday May 7.

Tens of thousands of people from all walks of life travelled to London over the weekend to take part in this year’s London Marathon – including many of our own from west Dorset, who have collectively raised thousands for vital causes

Here's all about beautiful pink sea thrift, one of Dorset’s most distinctive coastal plants, blooming along cliffs and headlands this spring

Popular annual event Bridport Food Festival is to return to town on Saturday, June 13

A sanctuary, which provides refuge for over 300 animals and has operations in Dorset, isn asking people to help it raise £10,000 to replace its vital feed room, which is now rotting.

Drivers are being warned to be extra vigilant on rural roads in May, as the likelihood of seeing and hitting a deer running across the road increases.

A cider farm in west Dorset is celebrating British Cider Week with a range of events

Both medicines are SSRIs used to treat depression and anxiety, but taking the wrong drug could cause unexpected side effects.

A ROAD closure is place and the police helicopter has been scrambled in Burton Bradstock

A WARNING has been issued for heightened wildfires conditions this week

HOLIDAY cottages in Dorset could be at risk after the National Trust announced a massive shakeup - turning properties into long term rental homes

SEX crimes, robberies and shoplifting have increased in the past year

CONSERVATIVES have been briefing that the Lib Dems could lose their slender control of Dorset Council – after what one described as a ‘weekend wobble’ by Charminster councillor David Taylor.

Jet2 is calling for other European nations to follow Greece's lead in suspending the use of the EU's new entry/exit system (EES).

MORE overnight road closures have been announced for the A35 this summer.

LYME Regis Fossil Festival is set to return this summer with a packed programme celebrating the town’s world-famous Jurassic Coast and rich fossil heritage.

LAST year the Lib Dem led Dorset Council (DC) offered residents an opportunity to join an ill conceived solar panel group buying initiative called Solar Together.

A record store owner and a pillar of the music scene in west Dorset has been ‘overwhelmed’ by support after holding the shop’s First Record Store Day event